Happy 1st Birthday Say It Out Loud! Because of you I’ve had one of the most memorable years of my life. When we look back on any year of our lives we typically recall the ups and downs. Remember senior year of college? A roller coaster ride for many. I like to savor the high

In June I began writing a monthly article for Ann Quasman’s Woman Talk Live. Her site is one of my favorites–an online community designed “To give women everywhere a bigger voice and a platform for growing, celebrating and living more fully.” The topics in Ann’s Conscious Conversations often hit home and aren’t always an easy hit but

A recent set of events has left me thinking about Goldilocks and the Three Bears. You know the fairy tale–Papa Bear’s porridge was too hot, Mama Bear’s was too cold but Baby Bear’s porridge was just right! In search of a church for the winter months, Tim and I found three in our area. The first, an

What makes a family a family? Some would stick with the traditional definition: persons closely related by blood. I refer to that as a biological family. For me family encompasses so much more, sometimes not including the “related by blood”component. The two elements I consider crucial to defining family are; unconditional love and emotional support. Unconditional love is

I claim to be a lifelong learner, a trait most teachers share. I love learning something new and sharing that knowledge with others. If you’ve been following my blog you’re probably saying, “we get that about you Roberta!” Well, please bare with me while I share two lessons learned since my last post. In “Lemons to Lemonade” I

Today is the first day of spring, a day for new beginnings. As a season, it is a time of beautiful changes in nature: warmer weather, trees and flowers beginning to bud and birds returning from their winter dwellings, (that includes snowbirds like me.) Many people begin the process of cleaning up their yards and

Today is Annie day. It’s become my favorite day of the week. Every Wednesday at 12:30 I have a phone conference with Annie, an editor and writing coach. Each week we discuss a 5,000 word portion of my book: Say It Out Loud: Revealing and Healing the Scars of Sexual Abuse. She comments and makes suggestions on

Held This is what it means to be held, How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life And you survive This is what it is to be loved And to know that the promise was When everything fell we’d be Held. Sung by Natalie Grant Lyrics by Christa Wells I rarely write

In today’s post I’m reporting on some long awaited progress with my book, Say it Out Loud: Revealing and Healing the Scars of Sexual Abuse. There is a message in all of this that I’ll share at the end. For those who are new to my blog here’s a bit of backstory: 2007 – Retired

Today is February 2 or better known in the United States as Groundhog Day. If the groundhog sees his shadow we are supposed to have six more weeks of winter. For fair weather friends that is not a good thing. This morning Punxsutawney Phil, the official groundhog, did NOT see his shadow, predicting an early